Combined planter and fertilizer-distributer.



V J. D. BLADES.

COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 191-2.

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Inventor,

Witnesses I Attorneys,

-J. 'D. BLADES. COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 1912.

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JOSIAH. DAY BLADES, OF BRACKEN CDUNTY, KENTUCKY.

COMBINED PLANTER AND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Application filed May 13, 1912. Serial No. 697,028.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josmrr D. BLADES, acitizen of the United States, residing in the county of Bracken andState of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Combined Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined planter and fertilizer distributer,one of its objects being to provide a simple and inexpensive machine ofthis character having means whereby the distance between hills can bereadily regulated.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the depth of thefurrow can be regulated.

Another object is to provide means for removing from the path of thefurrow opener all stones and trash so that when the seed is covered,nothing but well broken or pulverized soil will be in the furrow.

Another object is to provide means whereby power may be transmitted fromone of the supporting wheels to the dropping mechanism, one of the powertransmitting elements constituting means for engaging the soil and forpreventing dirt from clogging between the teeth of the drive wheel.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed. without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred. form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the machine, said section being taken on the line AB Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified structure.

Referring to the figures bycharacters of reference 1 designates a framesecured to the rear end portion of a beam 2 and mounted on the sides ofthis frame are boxes 3 the bottom of each of which is preferablyprovided with a front outlet 4 and a rear outlet 5. As both boxes are ofthe same construction and provided with the same valve mechanism, onlyone will be described.

A partition 6 is removably mounted within the box and is preferablyformed with side wings 7 adapted to bear laterally against the sidewalls of the box so as thus to hold the partition against accidentaldisplacement. A ledge 8 is formed at the lower edge of the partition andarranged between this ledge and the bottom of the box are slides 9 and10 arranged one upon the other. The lower feed slide 9 is provided withspaced openings 11 and 12 and has an aperture 13 in one end thereof forthe reception of the upper arm of a bell crank lever 14. This bell cranklever is fulcrumed, as at 15, between the side members 1. A spring 16 ismounted between the side members and bears against the slide 9 close tothe aperture 13 and serves to hold said slide normally pressed forwardwithin the box 3 and with its openings 11 and 12 out of register withthe openings 4 and 5. The upper slide, which constitutes a regulatingmeans, is pro vided with a single opening 17, the distance between thisopening and the forward end of the cut-o1f slide 10 being less than thedistance between the openings 11 and 12. Thus it will be seen that whenthe opening 17 is registering with the opening 12, the opening 11 willbe exposed beyond the front end of the cut-off slide 10.

A locking finger 18 is pivotally mounted, as at 19, between the sidemembers 1 and hangs downwardly below and in front of the bell cranklever 14, there being a link connection 20 between this finger and theupper arm of the lever 14.

A crank 21 is interposed between the side members 1 and a lever 22 isconnected thereto and constitutes means for rotating the same. Thiscrank extends under the lower arm of the lever 14 so that, when lever 22is drawn rearwardly, the crank will push against the lower arm of thelever 14 and elevate it. At the same time the upper arm of the leverwill pull backwardly on the slide 9 and, through the link 20, upon thefinger 18.

A shaft 26 is journaled upon the frame and mounted on this shaft is ahub 27 having spaced rims 28 connected thereto by means of spokes 29.One of these rims is preferably provided with teeth 30 for engaging achain -17. Hangers 28 extend downwardly from the frame 1 and downwardlyand rearwardly extending braces 25 are secured to the frame and to thelower ends of the standards. A shaft 4-9 extends through the rear endPOl'tlOllS of the braces and through the lower ends of the hang ers Q3and secured to this shaft is a supporting wheel 46 in the form of asprocket which is engaged by the chain ll". With this construction itwill be apparent that when the machine moved forward. motion will betransmitted from sprocket 4:6 through the chain l? and the toothed rimsto shaft 26. Furthermore the sprocket will come directly into contactwith the soil and will operate to keep the teeth of the soil engagingsprocket clear of dirt which might otherwise clog them. It is to beunderstood of course that the shaft 96 extends under both boxes andthrough both hubs 27.

A. series of openings 31 are formed within the rims 28 and tripping pinsare adapted to be placed in any of these openin The lower end of thebell crank lever 14 extends between the rims 28 and into the path of thepins and the finger 18 likewise extends into the path of said pins.

An outlet spout 83 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the box 3 anddischarges into a boot which is likewise fixedly mounted and is extendedin front of the wheel. Jr furrow opener extends forward from the lowerend of the boot and sweeps, scrapers or corerers 36 extend laterally andrearwardly from the lower portion of the boot. Disks 87 are journaled atthe sides of the boot and constitute means for directing soil back intothe furrow and onto the seed and fertilizer cleposited'through the boot3%.

A colter blade 38 extends downwardly from the frame 1 and in front ofthe fur row opener 35 and extends between two closely fitting bracestrips 39 which connect the beam 2 to the lower portion of the boot 34Land serve to hold the boot against displacement. Rearwardly divergingsweeps 40 are connected adjustably to the lower poi tion of the colter38 and constitute means for clearing away trash or the like from thepath of the furrow opener.

The upper slide 10 is engaged by a shifting lever 41 pivotally mountedas at 42, upon one of the side members 1. This upper slide has alongitudinal slot 4-3 in the rear end thereof through which the lever lt and the spring 16 project. By providing this slot the two slides 10and 9 can be shifted independently. Thus it will be seen that byactuating the lever 4L1, the slide 10 can be shifted longitudinally soas to partly or entirely expose the openings 11 and 12 when slide 9 isin its normal position. Obviously,

therefore, the amount of seeds and fertilizer directed into the openings11. and 12 can be easily controlled.

In using the apparatus the seeds to be planted are placed in one of thecompartments in each box 3 while the fertilizer placed in the othercompartn'ient. As shown in Fig. 1 slide 9 normally closes the o ienings4t and After the pins 32 have been so placed as to trip the lever 1st atdesired intervals, the apparatus is drawn forward and each trip as itmoves forward, while passing over the axle 26, presses against the lowerarm of lever 14: and pushes it: forward. The upper arm of the levertherefore pulls backwardly on the slide 9 and causes said slide to carryto the openings land 5 any material which may have been deposited in theopenii'igs 11 and 12. This movement of the slide places spring 16 understress and, as soon as the pin 32 passes the lower end of lever 11,spring 1t: returns the love and the slide to their initial positions.The return movement is facilitated by the pin 32 striking against thelower end portion of finger 18 and causing said finger to pull, throughlink 20 upon the upper end portion of. the lever 14. The materialdischarged through the openings 4 and 5 will drop into spout 33 andthence into the boot 34. The colter blade 38 cuts into the soil inadvance of the furrow opener 35 and the sweeps 4L0 serve to clear awaytrash lying in the path of the machine. The furrow opener cuts into thesoil and the seeds and fertilizer discharged into the boot drop into thefun row thus produced. Disks 3'? then act to cover the seeds andfertilizer.

Should it be desired to stop the operation of the machine suddenly,lever 22 is drawn backwardly by the operator. The crank 21 is thuscaused to push forwardly upon the lower arm of lever 14 so as to shiftitout of the path of the pins 32. At the same time link 20 pullsrearwardly on the finger 18 and said finger is caused to bind againstthe lower end of lever 1d. This finger is thus held in the path of thepins 32 and further rotation of the wheel is prevented.

As soon as the lever 22 is released the wheel is free to rotate again.

Instead of using a two row machine such as hereinbefore described, a onerow machine such as shown. in Fig. 1 may be employed. This modifiedstructure includes side members 5 mounted on a beam 2' and carrying abox 44. The arrangement of slides and mechanism for actuating the same,is the same as that hereinbefore described only, instead of utilizing asprocket as a soil engaging Wheel and transmitting motion from saidsprocket to a wheel 28, a wheel 4:8 of large dimensions may besubstituted for the wheel 28 and arranged to directly engage the soil asshown in Fig. 4;.

In all other respects the mechanism hereinbefore described is duplicatedin this modified structure. It might be stated that in this modifiedstructure, the hangers 23 are preferably extended upwardly to formstandards 23 to which are connected handles 24.

What is claimed is 1. A planter including a seed box having an outlet, awheel mounted for rotation thereunder, a feed slide, a lever foractuating the same, adjustable means carried by the wheel for engagingand actuating the lever, a pivoted member extending into the pat-h ofsaid means, and a. pivotal connection between said lever and member forcausing them to move simultaneously in opposite directions.

2. A planter including a seed box having an outlet, a wheel mounted forrotation 3. A planter including a seed box having an outlet, a wheelmounted for rotation thereunder, a spring pressed feed slide, a leverfor actuating the same, means carried by the wheel for intermittentlyengaging and actuating the slide, a cut-0E slide adjustably mounted onthe feed slide, a soil engaging wheel having peripheral teeth, and apower transmitting chain engaging the teeth on the said wheel and thefirst named wheel.

4. A planter including a seed box having an outlet, a -wheel mounted forrotation thereunder, a feed slide, a lever for actuating the same,adjustable means carried by the wheel for engaging and actuating thelever, a pivoted member extending into the path of said means, a pivotalconnection between said lever and member for causing them to movesimultaneously in opposite directions, a crank engaging the lever, andmeans for rotating the. crank to shift the lever and 'member toward eachother.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoilfillXGCl my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSIAH DAY BLADES.

Witnesses:

W. H. STEVENSON, A. A. I-IILns, Jr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

